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"It wasn't as if he kept it in a mess; he had just gone to a doctor's appointment.

"I think it's a total disgrace."

An eye-witness spotted the bin men dumping the homeless man's belongings in the back of a refuse truck in the city's Market Hill.

He said: "I initially thought was rubbish. However, I soon realised that there were no bins in the locality.

"It soon became apparent, that the reason that they had stopped was to pick up, and dispose of a homeless person's belongings.

"They destroyed every worldly possession that this person had, the scraps of cardboard used as a mattress, their sleeping bag and even a book that they would presumably read as they were trying to get to sleep in a disused shop doorway."

The belongings of five homeless people are believed to have been dumped by the council.

The shocking incident was captured on camera by a witness in Cambridge's Market Hill

Cambridge City Council apologised for any distress caused and said from now on, it would keep "abandoned" belongings in a holding area for a period of time.

The council said binmen wouldn't have taken the belongings if the owner had been present.

A spokeswoman said: "We are sorry if we have removed any personal possessions when cardboard and other similar materials were removed from doorways and we will talk with the individuals involved.

"We have a legal duty to keep the city's streets safe, clean and accessible for all; and work hard, with the support of partners, to make the city centre an attractive, vibrant and enjoyable place to visit.

"Each day, our cleansing teams clear the city centre streets and shop fronts of litter, waste and refuse. Where we find bedding, including waste card board, and any personal items belonging to homeless persons, we will not remove them if the owner is present.

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The incident comes just weeks after Ronald Coyne, pictured, was taunted by cruel student Ryan Davies

"On this particular occasion, where there was a reported accumulation of cardboard and food waste on Market Hill, our cleansing operatives could find no owner present and so cleared, what appeared to be, abandoned items.

She said the city council helped provide 500 supported beds in the city, but that the "complex" issue of homelessness was often related to mental health problems and substance abuse.

The authority is spending £390,000 over the next two years on a clinical team to help rough sleepers with those issues.

Earlier this year, homeless Ryan Davies was targeted on the streets of Cambridge while sleeping rough.